Blazers comment of the day: Readers have mixed reactions to hiring of Rich Cho

The Trail Blazers on Monday hired Rich Cho as their ninth general manager. The Blazers had also interviewed experienced GMs in Danny Ferry and Randy Pfund, but they hired Cho, Oklahoma City's assistant general manager.

I have to say that I like this pick. Cho may be a number cruncher, but he can take that data, show it to the team for their input, and be able to make informed decisions. He may not be a limelight GM like Pritchard, but I'm taking that as a positive. GM's should be in the office analyzing the team's needs and making decisions, not touting their skills with the media and making shifty agendas with their agent. I liked Pritchard, but calling him a "proven GM" is ludicrous. How many titles did he win? If Cho and Allen are on the same wavelength, perhaps Allen will give Cho the space he needs to be successful. OKC is on the way up (they took the Lakers to 7 games), and it looks like Cho had a great deal to do with that. I'm looking forward to seeing how far he can take the Blazers.

To echo that old line "I have a bad feeling about this.". I really do. Larry Miller thinks he is smarter than he is, and a guy that will do just what he is told, does not like to talk to the media, is mostly a numbers guy is right up his alley. This is a dangerous move. The team needs a couple of big moves to make it a possible contender. The wrong moves though, or no big moves could spell major trouble.

Overall, I like the pick. The old timers that are still around were once unproven quantities. Pfund was probably the safest pick. Ferry probably would not have fit. Blazers are giving Cho the opportunity of a lifetime. Let's see how he does.

Look at any team that has won a title or two (or more). These teams take chances. Sometimes it pays off, other times it doesn't. If you don't mind losing in the first round, play it safe. If you want to get to the conference or league finals, you have to take some chances.

bornnptown
so he has an engineering and law degree. this makes him a good evaluator of talent and salesman? i mean i guess they teach you how to manipulate people in law school but has this guy even laced up a pair of sneakers. number crunching is good when your the assistant gm who has to deal with the money aspect but a great gm knows players not just numbers.